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The Ultimate Shakespeare Quiz
Test Description: William Shakespeare is acknowledged as quite possibly the greatest writer in the English language. Just how well do you know your William? Are you Brainy about the Bard?
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Known as England's gresatest playwright, Shakespeare fittingly died on wihch date?
A
October 25 - the same date as the Battle of Agincourt
B
October 14 - date of the Battle of Hastings
C
July 30 - the date England won the World Cup
D
April 23 - St.George's Day
2) How did the Globe Theatre burn down in 1613?
A
An inveterate cannabis user, Shakespeare fell asleep while smoking a pipe, thus accidentally setting fire to the theatre.
B
A rival playwright set fire to it in a fit of jealousy.
C
A business associate set fire to it to claim the insurance.
D
A cannon shot set fire to the wooden beams during a performance of Henry VIII.
3) What is Shakespeare's shortest play?
A
Macbeth
B
Comedy of Errors
C
Troilus and Cressida
D
The Taming of the Shrew
4) Which two Shakespearean plays have been translated into Klingon?
A
The Tempest and Twelfth Night
B
King Lear and Henry V
C
Titus Andronicus and Othello
D
Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing
5) Shakespeare was fond of a turn of phrase. But which of these did he NOT invent?
A
Better the devil you know
B
One fell swoop
C
It's all Greek to me
D
Break the ice
6) How many times does suicide figure in his plays?
A
3
B
25
C
101
D
13
7) Which of these is NOT an ingredient in the Witches' Brew in Macbeth?
A
Eye of Iguana
B
Toe of Frog
C
Lizzard's Leg
D
Adder's Fork
8) Ever the trendsetter, some of his earliest plays, including Romeo and Juliet and Henry V, were performed in which hip London enclave?
A
Notting Hill
B
Hither Green
C
Shoreditch
D
Dalston
9) Shakespeare invented over 1700 words during the course of his writing.l However, which of these did he NOT create?
A
Nincompoop
B
Hobnob
C
Buzzer
D
Pedant
10) Which planet's satelites are named after Shakespearean characters?
A
Neptune
B
Uranus
C
Saturn
D
Pluto
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